Raymond Or Ching-fai (), SBS, JP (born 1949 in

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, ...

, Fujian, China) is the

Vice-Chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the group ...

of G-Resources Group ( and the

and Chief Executive Officer of China Strategic Group (), and the chairman of

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. He was the Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of

Hang Seng Bank Hang Seng Bank Limited () is a Hong Kong-based banking and financial services company with headquarters in Central, Hong Kong. It is one of Hong Kong's leading public companies in terms of market capitalisation and is part of the HSBC Group, ...

, from which he retired in May 2009, and was succeeded by Margaret Leung Ko May-yee.

Early life

In 1949, Or was born in

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...

Province,

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. In 1956, Or emigrated to

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

Education

In 1972, Or graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Economics and

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from the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fi ...

Career

In 1972, Or started working at

HSBC HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational universal bank and financial services holding company. It is the largest bank in Europe by total assets ahead of BNP Paribas, with US$2.953 trillion as of December 2021. In 2021, HSBC had $10.8 tri ...

. In 1980, Or was promoted to Credit Manager in Corporate Banking Division at HSBC. In 1995, Or was promoted to Assistant General Manager and Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking at HSBC. In 2000, Or was appointed to General Manager and then Group General Manager at HSBC. In 2005, Or was appointed to Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive of

. In 2009, Or retired from

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Or, Raymond Alumni of King's College, Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Hong Kong businesspeople Hong Kong chief executives HSBC people People from Xiamen Hong Kong financial businesspeople Hong Kong bankers 1949 births Living people Businesspeople from Fujian Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star